Last week I started making more pumpkin mug rugs to hand out with goodies for Halloween.
Then I did a little stitching g on air picture. I really like how it turned out and with play with this some more.
This month the Arts council has offered a green glazing class. We all made this little napkin holder. It was fun doing this with my friend Susan. Next month it will be paper crafts.
Happy Thanksgiving, to my Canadian followers. We are having some beautiful weather this weekend. Sew nice as we had snow in the air on Thursday.
I made this little wall hanging from a free pattern from the fat quarter quilt shop.
And I was able to get caught up with Autum Wonders the Wednesday sew along with Pat Sloan. These are the first 3 blocks.
I'm making more pumpkin mug rugs with the thought of adding them to the goodies handed out for Halloween.
Enjoy your family and the weekend.
In stitches
Annette
This year I tried to grow some pumpkins in a large bucket. We there is one the size of a Mellon. I'm lucky to have some friends that have a few extra as well as our daughter and her hubby. Sew in the meantime I decided to sew up a few pumpkin mug mats.
I started with a few and then had a bountiful harvest .
While at our daughter and son in law's I came across a recipe for a zucchini fruit cake. It turned out great. Now to let it mature for a month or sew.
Happy stitching and enjoy that last days of September.
In stitches
Annette
Wow how time flys by And seeing the change in the seasons, from the garden getting cleaned off and worked up to seeing the geese gather and fly in the V formation.
I decided to try a market table this fall, it will be more of a early winter market as the date is November 18th. It is here in town sew very handy to get to. I've been doing some sewing for this. Making a number of different items for my table, from oven mitts to rope bowls and baskets and a few jelly roll rugs. I hope to take a few quilts as well and get a few runners done too. My plan is to work up a lot of my fabric on hand and then maybe in the new year I will go shopping for any extras I might need.
I have also recently received a few Victoria Quilts quilts to quilt up sew that they can be given out to those in need. They are for anyone going through cancer. I know Canada and the United States have chapters of Victoria Quilts, I'm not sure if other countries have similar organizations.
I am Great Great Auntie now sew I did up a little baby gift for the little guy. I enjoy making these big Christmas stockings for baby gifts and seeing a photo of the baby in the stocking.
Here is a busy bee on some wild flower roadside coming home from the lake. I would like to either draw or stitch a picture with this photo.
Well that's all for the moment. Happy stitching this week my friends.
In stitches
Annette
Now its time to catch up on Quilt Doodles BOM. I had January to April done. I have May and June to applique . And that's ready to cut out. And July and August are sewn up. Sew if I keep on track I should be ready for September's block when September gets here.
I am still playing with the rope and my tension on it while stitching. It makes a difference in the shape of the bowl or basket you are working on.
Worked on this Santa, I did little yoyos in stead of buttons. I like the look and now I have 2 tops to quilt.
Yes I did get the quilt top done on Monday. You always feel good when a top is complete and even better when it is a finished quilt.
A start on tops ready to quilt....lol
Now what? Well I have a few kits to work up.
This one I bought in 2005.
Time to get it done. One thing I found out about this pattern ..... not much for instructions. I'm sure I will have it figured out as I go.
I have also been playing with my rope and made a little bowl in blue with some accent fabric.
In stitches
Annette
On the weekend I managed to get my little squares in order and a few pieced. Now laid out in the lengths for the borders.
Its amazing how far the 2.5 inch squares go. For this size of Traffic Jam quilt it uses 480 of them not including the corner stones. Still a lot waiting for the next project.
I think I will have to pick up a few containers sort the 2.5 inch squares by color, like Pat. Just sew I can continue to clean up some scrap piles boxes and bags....aka mount scrapmore.
I hoping by the end of today I have a quilt top finished.
Happy stitching everyone and have a great week.
In stitches
Annette
Scrap busting with Traffic Jam by Pat Sloan. This is a free pattern offered by Pat on her site. I have been following Pat for a few years now and joining in on a number of her quilt alongs. There are a few going on at any time.
With trying to use my scraps I decided to do another Traffic Jam quilt. It helped that i had some of the parts cut and a little bin of 2.5 inch squares. I also want to do another Inner Piece with green corners.
I stared sewing this one at the lake , just sewing pairs of squares. Then pressed and counted them. Had more than enough ....lol. Now the blocks are done shashing done and now working on the outside pieced border. The border will have 100 - 3 piece 2.5 inch squares strip units. Sew 300 more little guys ill get used up and still not make a very big dent in my scrap supply. The quilt will measure 56 inch square when done.
I did manage to finish the last quilt from the other day. Its bound and ready for a label.
Sure feels good to get some of my quilts finished and to be blogging again.
In Stitches
Annette
Sew after a few months of not doing much sewing , I'm getting back to finishing a few of my quilts. This scrappy quilt in trying a paseley and swirl of an all over design. Another that I'm happy with. Just giving different designs a try and then add to designs I can do
I'm also finishing the binding on the Inner piece quilt.
Happy stitching.
In stitches
Annette
This weekend at the lake with a campfire. You just have to have some Smoores or at least one. They are gooey goodness. At least I think sew.
Only a little hand stitching on the binding and hemming a few pairs of pants in the last few days
In stitches
Annette
Good morning .
Well this morning on getting started on the quilting for one of my quilts. The pattern is called Inner piece by Andy Knowlton found in American Patchwork and quilting December 2022. The design was quilted with a geometric quilting pattern.Sew I am trying to do a similar design with a square type spiral. Sew far it is stitching up nicely. A good thing, I don't think I would want to rip it out. I did test it out on a sample square to get the motion down sew that it builds a muscle memory.
You have to try new ideas in most everything, sew glad I have given this one a go.
Have a great day.
In stitches
Annette
Well I thought I would try to get back to my blog after a long break. As I have enjoyed sharing what I've been doing with you.
Sew I will start from today.
Its been hot and dry here. A good day to get some fmqing done. I've been working on a quilt for a friend. a whopper at 102 inches square, queen size. I started piecing it last Monday and today its ready to bind and have a label made. This is a record for me...... at least I think sew. The pattern is called Dragonfly tiles. It went together fairly quick. We chose a swirl with a hook for the overall quilting at my sit down machine. It was all done free motion with a pale blue thread.
This month I have also started sewing lessons with my little neighbor. Sew far sew good. She is enjoying what we are doing. She has a vintage singer sewing machine to practice with. I thought it would be a good starter machine even though it only does a straight stitch. It has been fun to see the excitement in her progress and creating with her own hands.
